Chapter 9 Configuring SNMP Authentication Options
Configuring the User-based Security Model (USM)
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Table 9-9. Commands for the Usm User Creation Window
Command
Function
Create User
Creates the USM user.
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Redisplays the Usm User Table window.
Table 9-10. Field Descriptions for the Usm User Creation Window
Field Name
Field Values
Description
UserName
Default: N/A
Range: 1–32
Format: Alphanu-
meric
Specifies the name assigned to this particular
USM user. You can specify alphanumeric charac-
ters including A-Z, a-z, 0-9, / (forward slash), -
(hyphen), and _ (underscore). The text string is
case-sensitive. The use of the space character is
not supported.
SnmpEngineID
Default: local SNMP
Engine ID
Range: 12 bytes
Format: Hexadecimal
Specifies the SNMP engine's administratively-
unique identifier. In a simple agent, this value is
always that agent's own snmpEngineID value.
The value can also take the value of the
snmpEngineID of a remote SNMP engine with
which this user can communicate.
When the PSAX device is configured to send
SNMPv3 informs to a remote SNMP manager
(including the AQueView EMS), the USM user
entry must use the remote SNMP engine ID.
To determine the engine ID of the AQueView
EMS, the algorithm is as follows:
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The first 8 bytes of the engine ID are the hexa-
decimal equivalents of the letters that spell
“AQueView,” which are 41,51,75,65,56,69,65,
and 77, respectively.
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The remaining 4 bytes of the engine ID are the
hexadecimal equivalent of the IP address
where the AQueView server or AQueView Stan-
dalone system is running.
For example, an AQueView server or AQueView
Standalone system running on a machine having
the IP address 180.48.207.161 has an AQueView
engine ID of 4151756556696577B430CFA1.